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A prospective registration of 1,300 patients demonstrated a low complication rate of 3.5 % for the dorsiflexion method for anterior ankle arthroscopy. This compares favorably to other methods. The historical approach of using routine distraction is not only unnecessary, but it is related with a higher complication rate. It should be considered a method from the past. When it comes to posterior ankle arthroscopy by means of the two-portal hindfoot approach, it was shown to be safe with a complication rate comparing favorable to that of anterior ankle arthroscopy.
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van Dijk, C.N. (2014). Complications in Ankle Arthroscopy. In: Ankle Arthroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35989-7_5
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